SHORTS

It’s been a long time since I posted anything. Let me fill you in on what’s happening. I’m extremely close to launching a new site devoted to ‘writing about music.’ It will be called Cap Gun, and it won’t be music news, or reviews, or videos. It will be long-form music criticism a la Kelefa […]

“In January, Tillman left Fleet Foxes and, somewhere along the highway between Seattle and Laurel Canyon, became Father John Misty. Los Angeles and all its gritty, sexed-up, Big Tent attractions became the raw material that Tillman used to assemble songs that are less ruminative and more narrative, and as sharply poignant as Boogie Nights.” Take a […]

“Many people have critical opinions on this subject, ranging from ‘this will ruin Instagram’ to ‘$1 billion is too much.’ And for many Instagram users it’s discomfiting to see a giant company they distrust purchase a tiny company they adore—like if Coldplay acquired Dirty Projectors.” —Paul Ford, in New York Magazine

Alva Noë provides the smartest and most sensible answer to the recurring “Why do we like Adele?” question: “Music that occupies the Goldilocks Zone, a song like Adele’s “Someone Like You,” sets up the release of dopamine in reward circuitry in the brain. No doubt. But it would be a mistake to think this is why […]

On Monday I shared some thoughts about telling stories, pulled from Malcolm Gladwell’s conversation with behavioral economist Dan Ariely. In response, my wife, Allison, posted about the positive effects that a story can have on individuals suffering from PTSD. I thought it was worth reposting here: “…Telling your own story also rewires your brain completely. Dan […]

About READ::ZEBRA

This began with a red zebra on a t-shirt. It is now a blog of culture, curated by Timothy A. Schuler, a writer and editor living in Chicago. You often can find him writing about music for ALARM Press.